The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejected two more of NTP, Inc.'s patent claims against RIM. Unfortunately for BlackBerry users, however, a new security vulnerability was detailed this week.
The vulnerability allows a specially-crafted TIFF file to be used to execute code on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0 or the latter's BlackBerry Attachment Service running atop IBM Corp. Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, or Novell Inc.'s Groupwise. The vulnerability prevents a user from viewing all attachments. While RIM has not announced when a patch will be available, it suggests a workaround of blocking all TIFF images or disabling the Attachment Service altogether.
The vulnerability reportedly has no impacts on other BlackBerry functionalities, such as making phone calls, sending and receiving e-mail, or Web browsing.
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